PMID: 6166659Apr 1, 1981Paper

Lectin histochemistry of human skeletal muscle

The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry : Official Journal of the Histochemistry Society
S D PenaS Carpenter

Abstract

Biotinyl derivatives of seven plant lectins-concanavalin A (Con A), peanut agglutinin (PNA), Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA I), Ulex europeus agglutinin I (UEA I), soybean agglutinin (SBA), Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA), and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)-were bound to cryostat sections of biopsied normal human muscle and visualized with avidin-horseradish peroxidase conjugates. A distinct staining pattern was observed with each lectin. The most general staining was observed with Con A, RCA I, and WGA, which permitted strong visualization of the plasmalemma-basement membrane unit, tubular profiles in the interior of muscle fibers, blood vessels, and connective tissue. PNA gave virtually no intracellular staining, while SBA and UEA I selectively stained blood vessels. DBA was unique in providing good visualization of myonuclei. In each case, lectin staining could be blocked by appropriate sugar inhibitors. Neuraminidase pretreatment of the cryostat sections altered the pattern of staining by all lectins except UEA I and Con A; staining with RCA I became stronger and that with WGA became less intense, while staining with PNA, SBA and DBA became stronger and more generalized, resembling that of RCA I. These effects of neuram...Continue Reading

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